Decision in the desert
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Dee Anne P.
| Oak Harbor, Wash.
Lonely, angry and exhausted, a newly sober flight operator has a rageful day in hell. Her mission: Step Three
My Time on The Hump
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Morgan J.
| Annapolis, Md.
Road trips, coffeepots, Steps and donuts—a member recalls the journey he took with his first sponsor
Tradition 11: Put the Coffee On
November 2008
By:
Lisa R.
| Aberdeen, South Dakota
A cheerful group in her diner draws in a young alcoholic
Living the Traditions
March 1982
By:
D. K.
| Oakland, California
They work for individuals as well as for groups
New Directions from the World Directory
January 1972
By:
D. W.
| Des Moines, Iowa
This traveling salesman was hopelessly lost until AA put him back on the right road
The Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me
November 2014
By:
Stephen M.
| Neenah, Wisconsin
He thought alcohol had ruined his life. Now he feels differently
The Fifth Step - More Ups than Downs
June 1974
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Learning to see the ridiculous in the things we are doing wrong
Hole in the wall
December 2009
By:
PAUL S.
| Fond du Lac, Wis.
A relapser is shocked back into reality after he breaks his brother's nose in a blackout
A Glimpse of the Mountain
April 2005
By:
Michael W.
| Mill Creek, Washington
When the view suddenly becomes unobscured
The Power of the Program
July 1978
By:
C. S.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
Continuing work on the Steps will keep us connected with